Tatewakumon

Japanese: 立涌文 - たてわくもん

A pattern of wavy lines facing each other vertically, with the spaces between them varying in width and width. It is also called "tachiwaku" or "tachiwaki." It has been around since ancient times in both the East and the West, but in Japan there are variations called Kumo Tatewaku, Ume Tatewaku, Hamitatewaku, and Karakusa Tatewaku, depending on the pattern placed in the spaces. The Shosoin Treasures include "Tatewakukamon Ungenfutsu" (Nara period). In the Kamakura period, Kumo Tatewaku was used as a yusoku pattern for princes and regents, with the Konoe family using a pattern of four clusters of clouds arranged in a vertical diamond shape, and the Ichijo family using a single cloud placed within a vertical waku with the lines of the vertical waku woven into the ground. Various variations were created and used.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

波状の線が縦に向き合って並び，間の空間に広狭のある文様。〈たちわく〉〈たちわき〉ともいう。東洋，西洋に古くからあるが，日本では間の空間に配した文様により雲立涌，梅立涌，波立涌，唐草立涌などと呼ぶ変化形がある。正倉院宝物には〈立涌花文暈繝風通（たてわくかもんうんげんふうつう）〉(奈良時代)がある。鎌倉時代には，有職文として雲立涌が親王，摂関家の文様として使われ，立涌の中に四つの群雲（むらくも）を立菱（たてびし）形に配する文様が近衛家，一つの雲を立涌内に入れ立涌の線を地おとしに織る文様が一条家と各異文がつくられ，用いられた。

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